Bartın weather in May

In May, Bartın sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bartın's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bartın's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:37 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Bartın is central district and city in Bartın Province, Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bartın reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Bartın weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 82133.49.31.4
Feb / 6811.73.210.31.5
Mar10° / 70121.411.72.3
Apr14° / 458.70.113.14.1
May18° / 14°436.9014.36.5
Jun23° / 18°5070157.8
Jul25° / 21°456014.78.1
Aug26° / 22°455.9013.78.1
Sep23° / 19°778012.37.6
Oct19° / 15°929.8010.96.3
Nov15° / 10°8010.20.19.74.4
Dec10° / 9012.81.592.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76436
86535
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116634
126733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bartın gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days in May, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871300
2851500
3831700
4811900
5792100
6762310
7732610
8702820
9683020
10653230
11623440
12583660
13553870
14514090
154842100
164443120
174145140
183846160
193548180
203249190
212949210
222650231
232450251
242250271
252049292
261849312
271748333
281547353
291446364
301344385
311242406

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:556:41
213.84:536:42
313.94:526:43
413.94:516:44
513.94:496:45
614.04:486:46
714.04:476:48
814.14:466:49
914.14:446:50
1014.14:436:51
1114.24:426:52
1214.24:416:53
1314.24:406:54
1414.34:396:55
1514.34:386:56
1614.34:376:57
1714.44:366:58
1814.44:356:59
1914.44:347:00
2014.54:337:01
2114.54:327:02
2214.54:317:03
2314.64:307:04
2414.64:307:05
2514.64:297:06
2614.64:287:07
2714.74:287:08
2814.74:277:08
2914.74:267:09
3014.74:267:10
3114.84:257:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
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96.1Intense
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286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bartın?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bartın for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bartın in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Bartın sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Bartın in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 10 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Bartın in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bartın peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bartın?

Bartın sits at 41.6°N, 32.3°E, 28 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çaycuma, 32 km away.

GeredeAlaplı

Topography around Bartın

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bartın.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bartın has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,992 m.

The land around Bartın is covered by trees (49%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
921 m
80 km
1,992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Çaycuma 32 km · Zonguldak 50 km · Safranbolu 52 km · Karabük 54 km · Devrek 56 km · Ereğli 86 km · Gerede 94 km · Alaplı 94 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bartın (41.6358°, 32.3375°, elevation 28 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).